The first trucks in a Russian aid convoy crossed into eastern Ukraine on Friday, seemingly without Kiev's approval, after more than a week's delay amid suspicions the mission was being used as...

The bodies and ashes of 20 Malaysians killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine in July arrived home on Friday, the first day of national mourning in the country's...

The beheading of freelance journalist James Foley has forced a new debate between the longtime U.S. and British refusal to negotiate with terrorists, and Europe and the Persian Gulf's increasing...

Turkey's ruling party has picked Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to replace president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan as its new chairman and prime minister.   Erdogan announced...

Some Russian trucks in a massive aid convoy began the process of clearing customs Thursday at a rebel-held border crossing in easternUkraine, the Ukrainian border guard service...

India's most famous prisoner of conscience has walked free after nearly 14 years in jail but vowed to continue the hunger strike that landed her in prison for attempted suicide, her brother said...

Hamas' shadowy military chief escaped an apparent Israeli assassination attempt that killed his wife and infant son, the militant group said Wednesday as Israel's prime minister...

Pope Francis has lifted a ban on the beatification of murdered Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero.   For years, the Roman Catholic Church blocked the process because of concerns that he had...

The White House has confirmed that a jihadist video showing the beheading of American journalist James Foley is authentic.   The Islamic State (IS) group released the video on Tuesday,...

Nine troops were killed in overnight fighting in the streets of a town neighboring the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, a Ukrainian official said Wednesday, as the government battled to gain control of a...